National Emergency Test Scheduled for Nov. 9

A test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will be conducted at
2 p.m. Wednesday, according to officials at the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).

All television stations, cable providers and radio broadcasters
must participate in the EAS test and viewers should expect it to
last about 30 seconds, according to FEMA officials. There will be
an alert audio message followed by a graphic on the television
screen reminding viewers that this is a test.

According to the FEMA website the test is being administered in
partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as part
of the first nationwide test of the EAS. The EAS test plays a key
role in ensuring the nation is prepared for any type of hazard, and
that the U.S. public can receive critical and vital information
should it ever be needed.